It seemed as if we had been riding in wagons for about 6 hours. We came to a little brick house with a barn in the back. We figured that barn is where we were going to stay. In most places we stayed in a barn because they could not take the chance of us being found and they did not have a room under their floors.

When we got to the house they said to go out back to the barn.  In the barn, the person who brought us there and some other boy, he looked to be about my age, and I think it was his father that was with him, was in there. I found out that the person who brought us there is named George, the boy's name is Tommy but people call him Little Tommy and his dad's name is Wendell. 

     When we got out they told us they were going to split up so it was easier.  Me and momma were lucky, we all got conductors, and we got the one and only Moses. Momma and I were so excited! Soon as it was dark, we were off. We started walking, we talked to Moses and told her where we were going so she would know what trail to use.

      We had been walking for what had seemed like forever when we heard a sound.  It sounded like a horse & rider and a horse & buggy behind it.  Momma and I were sure it was a slave hunter looking for us.

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